#12, Wardrobe purge - Part II

Today I have completed the grand purging of the wardrobe! (And there was much rejoicing!)

I kept track of the number of items tossed, and I managed to meet my goal of cleaning out 1/3. Final count of all of the clothes I own (except socks) came to 320. (You can see why I needed to purge.) I am keeping 213, donating 90 to Goodwill, and bringing 17 to a consignment store. Here are some pictures to illustrate the process.

Before closet:

Before t-shirt dresser (yes, the ENTIRE dresser is full of t-shirts):

A picture of all of my t-shirts (I had 46 of them!):

This is a bridesmaids dress that I wore to my friend Erica's wedding. She got married years and years ago (maybe 8 years? Actually I think it was more like 9). Anyway, I decided that it was finally time to let it go, but realized that I didn't have any pictures of myself in it, so I decided to take some. Frankly, I'm pretty impressed that I could still squeeze into it. (Face is cut off cause I had a goofy expression.)

Two big bags of clothes headed out the door!

After picture of closet:

So, my clothes finally have a bit of breathing room. And I got rid of quite a few things that I should have tossed a long time ago. I have no idea how I managed to amass so many clothes, but I really very rarely get rid of anything, so it was past time for this.

Next goal to be accomplished will probably be #27 - Read Something by the Marquis de Sade. Fortunately, my friend Libby loaned me a copy of The 120 Days of Sodom, so I didn't have to check it out at the library or anything. I've read about 50 pages and it's already disturbing. Apparently there's also a movie, so if I really like it, I guess I can check that out, too.

#12, Wardrobe purge - Part I

I have started working on the wardrobe purge--it's taking longer than I thought.  I sorted all of my clothes into different categories:

-dresses

-skirts

-jeans

-dress pants

-casual pants

-etc.

Then, for each category, I am separating everything into "keep," "toss," (= Goodwill, except for underwear), "consign," and "undecided."  Rick is helping me sort the "undecided" piles.

My goal is to reduce the total amount of clothes I own by 1/3.  I think I'm doing pretty well so far--I've gone through about half of my categories and have filled one big garbage bag of "toss."  I'm hoping to finish up on Wednesday--my first day off of work for the holiday.  So, hopefully then I will have a full update, complete with pictures.

Next up...

It's been less than a month, and already I feel like I'm falling behind, as I've only accomplished one thing. I have 24 months in which to do these 30 things, so I need to do roughly 1 thing a month.

Here is an update on random 30 Before 30 things:

I went to buy the stickers for defacing stop signs and found that Glarkware is having a sale! Which would have meant that I could buy my beloved stickers for $1.00! Except that I got there too late, and they are all sold out. So, #10 will have to wait until they get more in stock.

Also, I have booked a room at the Atlanta Hilton, so we are definitely/probably attending Dragon*Con (#23) in 2009! I am excited. I am also planning awesome geeky costumes, which is a blast. Perhaps I will actually learn to properly use the sewing machine I own.

I've heard that Billy Joe's Pitcher Show (where the Rocky Horror Picture Show is shown every weekend) is probably closing in February, so I need to accomplish #15 in the next month or so. Otherwise I will have to find a less convenient venue.

My friend Libby has offered to cook paella for me (#22), loan me a book by the Marquis de Sade (#27), and create a beer bong for me (#24). Did I mention that my friend Libby is awesome?

The wardrobe purge (#12) has not yet begun. I've been exhausted when I get home from work and busy on the weekends. But I should get started soon!

#20. See a psychic

I have accomplished my first goal! Last Saturday (11/22/08), I went to the Texas Renaissance Festival and saw a psychic. I suppose technically she was a fortune teller, but she did a tarot reading for me, and also looked at my hands at one point.

Here are some of the things she told me:

1. I worry too much
2. I should stop letting other people put their problems on me
3. My job outlook is good
4. I am going to make a lot of money next year
5. I am going to have one kid

Are any of those future things true? ONLY TIME WILL TELL.

28. How anticlimactic.

My birthday has come and gone, and I'm now less than 2 years from 30. Amazing.

The first task that I will most likely accomplish on my "30 before 30" list is #20 - See a psychic. My husband (Rick) and I will be visiting the Texas Renaissance Festival this Saturday, and there are numerous palm/tarot readers there. They also have lovely crystal balls and wear lots of scarves and do readings in gypsy wagons, all of which are absolutely essential in seeing a psychic!

Hopefully I will have a full post about it with pictures in the next week or so. I can't wait to hear my fortune told!

Also, when I get back home, I may begin work on #12 (Wardrobe purge). I must confess that I have been itching to get started on that one for a while now.

In other news, Rick just found out that he has a short conference in San Francisco in April. If I can tag along, I may be able to knock out #13 and #28 in one fell swoop!

Gearing up

It's about a week before my birthday and I made a minor revision to the list. I replaced "bungee jumping" with "eat paella and ratatouille." I never really liked having both bungee jumping and skydiving on the list, because I feel like skydiving is the ultimate bungee jump. And I have never eaten either paella or ratatouille, but I would like to try them both. This list item might be slightly complicated by the fact that I'm a vegetarian, but I hope to work something out.

Also, I should somewhat qualify #14 (Close a bar). I did recently have the opportunity to close a bar in Omaha, but it closed at 1 a.m. and there was some sort of weird "bar time" thing going on, so I'm not sure that counts. (What kind of bar closes at 1 a.m.?) So, this goal is to close a bar at 2 a.m. (standard bar-closing time).

T-minus 8 days to 28!

Testing 1-2-3

Right now I'm just trying to get things set up. This whole project doesn't officially start until 11/14. Stay tuned for sporadic posts!